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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09818 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 14 March 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox he sent him and [Alexander?] Hamilton a salmon to share. Date taken from docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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